Drinking-fountain.



W. H. SCHULTE.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30. 191 l.

1,155,621. Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

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I TINTT WILLIAM H. sorrnnrn, or TREN'ION, NEW JERSEY.

Derivative-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

Application filed September 30, 1911. Serial No. 652,167.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SoHUL'rE, a cltizen of the United States, residing at Trenton, county of Mercer, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinking- Fountains, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in drinking fountains, and has been designed especially for use in schools and other public places where it is desirable to have drinking fountains which may be used without a cup or glass, and which at the same time shall be easy and comfortable to drink from, and shall be entirely sanitary.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a drinking fountain for use in such places which shall comply with the above requirements, and which, in addition, shall be so constructed that it cannot be manipulated to squirt water around, and which may be adjusted so as to permit either a bubble or a stream to flow therefrom.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a fountain which shall be eXceedingly simple and therefore cheap to construct, and which shall have but few parts and not be liable to get out of working order.

With these objects in view, the invention consists of certain constructions shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view, partially in vertical section, of a preferred form of fountain, and Fig. 2 is a section of the valve employed, showing the parts in diiferent position from that shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to these drawings, 10 indicates an inlet pipe connected throughi a coupling 11 with any suitable source of water supply (not shown). This inlet pipe is provided with the usual push-valve operated by a plunger 12.

According to the present invention, there is provided a valve through which water is supplied for consumption either in a hubble or in a stream. The form of this valve may be somewhat varied, but it will be of such construction and so arranged that water passing through it cannot be squirted. In the best constructions, and as illustrated,

the end of the inlet 10 is interiorly threaded as indicated at 13, and has screwed therein the threaded end 14 of a stem 15 on the distributing member 16 of the valve. In the construction illustrated, the distributing member 16 is stationary. Cooperating with the stationary distributing member 16 is an inclosing ring 17 interiorly threaded, as indicated at 1.8, so that it can be screwed on to a threaded portion 19 of the distributer and so be adjustable thereon. To prevent the water passing through the valve from being squirted, the distributor is preferably formed with a pointed outer surface, shown as a cone 19, and there is provided a guard 20 in the form of a shallow dish surrounding the pointed end 19 of the distributer and rendering it practically impossible to squirt the water. This guard member may be formed in any suitable manner, but in the best construction will be formed integral with the inclosing ring 17, and may, if desired, be provided with perforations 21 through which water may escape.

As it is desirable that the distributing valve may be set so as to provide either a bubble or a stream, suitable provision for so doing is made. As shown, the inner walls of the inclosing ring 17 above the threaded portion 18 are sloped inwardly, as indicated at 22, so that when the inclosing ring is screwed down on the distributing valve a narrow passage between the walls of the distributer and the inclosing passage is formed. This is shown clearly in Fig. 2, in which the parts are set to form a stream. The distributer 16 is provided with ports 23 preferably below the cone 19, through which the water finds its outlet from the valve.

The fountain may be supplied with the parts arranged so that the user may adjust them so as to form either a stream or a bubble, as desired, changing from one to the other according to necessity. Preferably, however, to prevent children from playing with the valves they are provided'with the parts locked in one or the other position. These means may be of any suitable character, such, for instance, as slotting the wall of the inclosing ring 17, as indicated at 5, and pressing the parts together to throw out the threads on the distributer 16 and inclos ing ring 17. V v

If desired, a catch basin 2% may be provided having an escape outlet 25. This catch basin 24: may be secured in position in any suitable manner. As shown, it is provided with a flange 26 adapted to fit down snugly over the end of the inlet pipe 10.

With the construction described, it is apparent that a very simple, and at the same time eflicient and sanitary fountain has been provided, and one which is particularly adapted for use in schools and other public places.

While the invention has been shown and described in what is considered its best form, it will be understood. that certain changes and variations maybe made without departing from the invention.

hat I claim is 2-- A mouth drinking fountain having in combination with an inlet pipe a stationary vertically disposed distributer having a pointed cone shaped head connected with the "oGopies of this patent may be obtained for pipe and arranged so that water from the pipe is delivered in an upward direction, a controlling ring threaded on the distributer inclosing the same and adjustable thereon so as to cause Water to be delivered from V the distributer in a stream When the ring is in one position and in a bubble when in a different'position, and a guard formed on the upper part of the ring and surrounding the cone shaped pointed head of the dis- W. H. KnNNEDY, J. A; GRAVES.

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